General degree vs. Honours degree For decades, Indian students have been told that an honours degree is the safer, smarter choice. It sounds more rigorous, looks better on paper and often comes with higher cut-offs. A general degree, by comparison, is seen as a compromise—something you settle for if you don’t make the list.But the…
Bihar STET 2025 result: The Bihar School Examination Board (BSEB) is expected to declare the Bihar Secondary Teacher Eligibility Test (STET) 2025 result shortly on its official website, bsebstet.com. According to media reports, BSEB Chairman Anand Kishore has confirmed that the result will be announced today at 1:30 PM. Candidates who appeared for the examination…
RBSE class 12 board exam schedule 2026 The Rajasthan Board of Secondary Education (RBSE) has released the Class 12 board exam schedule for the 2026 session. According to the timetable, the theory exams will start on February 12, 2026, and end on March 11, 2026. These exams will be held for students from Science, Commerce,…
US EEOC chief Andrea Lucas urges white men to report DEI-related race or sex discrimination at work. (AP Photo) The head of the US agency responsible for enforcing workplace civil rights has called on white men to report experiences of race or sex discrimination at work. Andrea Lucas, chair of the US Equal Employment Opportunity…
Why America’s workers are quietly giving up on work Burnout was once spoken of in hushed tones, as an occasional side effect of ambition or overwork. Today, it has shed that reputation. It is no longer episodic nor rare. It has settled into the daily rhythms of working life, persistent, corrosive, and largely unaddressed.A new…
India’s government school system is not shrinking, it is becoming uneven. Image: AI generated India’s school system, at first glance, appears reassuringly intact. In 2024–25, government schools enrolled 121.6 million students, decisively ahead of 95.9 million in private unaided institutions, suggests government data. By sheer scale, public education still anchors Indian schooling, educating around 25.7…
Image credit: Getty Images There was a time when the college you studied at defined your worth in society. This is not the telling of an obsolete fable; it was quite recent that parents prayed their children would enter an elite institution. And what followed? A silver platter of opportunities.Now comes the present moment, when…
DOJ takes Harvard $2.7B funding case to US Court of Appeals First Circuit The Trump administration has formally appealed a ruling that restored nearly $2.7 billion in federal research funding to Harvard University, taking the dispute to the US Court of Appeals for the First Circuit. The move marks the next stage in a months-long…
Private college in Indianapolis shuts abruptly amid funding crisis, full staff laid off. Martin University, a private institution in Indianapolis, has terminated all staff and announced it will cease operations at the end of the semester, following years of financial struggles. Students have been advised to transfer to other local colleges, with the university providing…
China faces influx of its overseas students amid visa, job curbs Chinese students knitted a cherished dream of studying abroad. A degree from a Western university was equivalent to a promise of opportunity, prestige, and a glimpse of the outer world. Families heavily invested in higher education by taking loans or relying on government scholarships….